USNA Math Department Colloquium
The World’s Greatest Unsolved Ciphers
Prof. Craig Bauer
(York College of Pennsylvania)
Date: Wednesday, 24 April 2013
Time: 1200-1315
Location: Chauvenet 110
Abstract: Ciphers that have never been solved from recent times going
back hundreds of years, will be detailed. The list includes many lesserknown ciphers that you likely have never seen before. Note: Students
are encouraged to attend. The talk will be structured in such a way
that you can come in late or leave early and still get a lot out of it.
Should be interesting to students and faculty, from math or history or
computer science.
About the Speaker: Craig Bauer is a cryptography expert who is
managing editor of Cryptologia and teaches mathematics at York College in York, PA. His website is http://faculty.ycp.edu/∼cbauer/.
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